About Our Organic Fertilizer for Gardens Business
.1. Manufacturing is the core of our business.
We produce an established line of blended complete organic fertilizers registered and approved for use in organic production by the Washington State Department of Agriculture (bearing the WSDA Organic Department seal). We also package and distribute numerous individual soil amendments/ingredients for expert and novice organic growers alike.
2. Our Garden Shop
Our Garden Shop specializes in natural products for the organic gardener, urban farmer, and city chickens. We are a nursery for vegetables, herbs, perennials, native plants, and pollinator-friendly plants. Our focus is on edible, northwest native plants and promoting pollinator highways here in the city of Seattle and beyond.
3. Organic Landscaping & Gardening Services
Organic Landscaping & Gardening Services are available year-round. We are licensed, bonded, and insured with well over 20 years of professional experience in quality, professional, and sustainable gardening and landscaping.
4. Online Sales
The newest component of our business is Online Salesof our product line. If you live out of town or simply want your gardening supplies delivered right to your door, you can either order on our website or on Amazon.
Our History
Walt Benecki founded the company in 1995 after he worked for few years as a National Marine Fisheries Observer located on the Bering Sea out of Dutch Harbor, Alaska. He started as an organic wholesale fertilizer manufacturer and his business consisted of two wheelbarrows, some shovels, and a couple of garages in the Montlake neighborhood of Seattle. He began to outgrow this space and soon realized he would need to relocate to an area where he could grow the business in a sustainable way. The City of Ballard (which was its own city at the time) was serendipitous. Walt saw that wholesale fertilizer dovetailed nicely with the gardening knowledge he gained while working his way through college as a landscaper and so, in 1998, he added a new facet to Walt’s Organic Fertilizer by offering organic gardening and landscape services.
Shirley Jane, co-owner of Walt’s Organic, grew up in the South with a mother who was an organic gardener before it became commonplace. “We always grew our own vegetables and herbs as long as I can remember. I always loved being outside and continued to grow my own veggies and herbs even when living in the city. I’ve been in Seattle since 1989 and have grown to adore our soggy, boggy, weather.” Shirley Jane created our organic garden center/micro-nursery in 1999 and continues to offer her knowledge and product advice at our storefront location.
Over the years, our manufacturing services, landscape business, and organic garden center have thrived with the increased popularity of quality, organic gardening in Seattle and throughout the country. Walt’s Organic Fertilizer Co. has grown and expanded throughout its life and we are happy to say we are going strong after almost 25 years.
Our Shop
As a quaint rural shop in a big city, anyone will tell you walking into Walt’s Organic Fertilizer Company is like a trip to the country. In 2017, we moved to our new location in the Magnolia neighborhood of Seattle and are located about one block West of Fisherman’s Terminal.
The building housing our new shop/nursery/organic garden center was originally built in 1905. From the 1970’s till we moved in, it was home to Mexican Ornamental Iron Works. We have retained the original structures as well as several examples of their fine work.
It is great to be here. Street parking as so far been excellent compared to our old location on Leary Way in the Ballard neighborhood. We think it is a real honor to have landed right by the marina. We like to think we are contributing in our own way to this special place’s unique story.
HAVE QUESTIONS?
Highest Quality Organic Garden Products and Services
At Walt’s Organic Fertilizer Co., our mission is to provide our customers the highest quality organic garden products and services available.
We would enjoy answering any questions you may have about your garden or landscaping needs.
Please feel free to contact our store by phone, e-mail, or by filling out the form if you have any questions.
Please enter your information in the blue form and we’ll contact you directly.
HAVE QUESTIONS?
Highest Quality Organic Garden Products and Services
At Walt’s Organic Fertilizer Co., our mission is to provide our customers the highest quality organic garden products and services available.
We would enjoy answering any questions you may have about your garden or landscaping needs.
Please feel free to contact our store by phone, e-mail, or by filling out the form if you have any questions.
Please enter your information in the blue form and we’ll contact you directly.